Russia’s overseas minister has rejected a reported peace deal involving Ukraine and NATO, claiming that the proposals have been made by President-elect Trump’s advisors.
Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov made the feedback throughout an interview with TASS, a state-run Russian information company, on Monday. In the course of the interview, Lavrov claimed that the U.S. plans “to droop hostilities alongside the road of contact and switch accountability for confrontation with Russia to the Europeans.”
“We aren’t completely satisfied, after all, with the proposals made by members of the Trump crew to postpone Ukraine’s admission to NATO for 20 years and to station British and European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine,” the overseas minister stated, although that deal has not been introduced by any American officers.
Lavrov stated that the proposal got here via “leaks” and Trump’s current interview with TIME Journal, however Trump’s interview didn’t comprise any references to NATO. The overseas minister additionally claimed that NATO “has been increasing its attain for a few years, which turned one of many main causes of the Ukraine disaster.”
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Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed a Ukraine peace deal that was reportedly floated by Trump’s crew. (Getty Pictures)
“Those that accuse Russia of assorted doings ought to be suggested to look within the mirror as an alternative,” the overseas minister later stated throughout the interview. “NATO army and mercenaries overtly take part within the planning of fight operations and combating on the facet of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
“NATO is complicit within the invasion of the Kursk Area and long-range missile strikes inside Russia,” Lavrov continued. “President Vladimir Putin made this very clear in his current public statements.”
Throughout his TIME Individual of the 12 months interview, Trump stated that it was “a bonus to each side,” to finish the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, and claimed that Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if he had been president in 2022.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year press convention in Moscow on December 19, 2024 (ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP through Getty Pictures)
“I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles tons of of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that?” Trump stated on the time. “We’re simply escalating this conflict and making it worse…[but] I wish to attain an settlement, and the one means you are going to attain an settlement is to not abandon.”
Lavrov’s current interview came to visit every week after Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to compromise with Trump, although he insisted that Russia is in a stronger place than it was in 2022.
“Quickly, these Ukrainians who wish to combat will run out. In my view, quickly there might be nobody left who desires to combat,” Putin was quoted as saying. “We’re prepared, however the different facet must be prepared for each negotiations and compromises.”
“We’ve got at all times stated that we’re prepared for negotiations and compromises.”
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump smiles throughout Turning Level USA’s AmericaFest on the Phoenix Conference Middle on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Pictures)
Fox Information Digital reached out to Trump’s crew for remark, however didn’t instantly hear again.
Reuters contributed to this report.
